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Jar shaped coiled basket with wooden lugs / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This basket was never covered in pitch. The woven design is an indicator that this basket may have been used for a different purpose than carrying items. The intent was used more as a jar shaped basket or canteen not "olla".

Tags: wooden lugs, jar shaped basket, woven design, willow
People: Chiricahua Apache
Places: Arizona, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s):
Jar shaped coiled basket with wooden lugs
Creator(s):
Unknown (Artist)
Culture:
Native American; Apache, Chiricahua
Date:
early 20th century
Place:
Fort Sill
Materials/Techniques:
wood
Classification:
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type:
Basket
Accession No:
71.269
Previous Number(s):
7137.269; 38412
Department:
Anthropology
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